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Old 05-09-2008, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRed View Post
It isn't an assumed power. It isn't something the President can just "do". Unless of course, the Constitution was amended.

If you are sending United States troops to another nation and those US troops are killing another nation's troops, unless there was a declaration of war from our nation, that would be illegal.
As the constitution does not state that he can not. No amendment is required.

If it said that he could not, then one would be needed for him to be able to.

His job as Commander in Chief is as listed above. This is indisputable.
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